Pouring spour for salt and like containers



July 25, 1933. w u ows 1,920,131

POURING SPOUT FOR SALT AND LIKE CONTAINERS Filed Oct. 1, 1931 INVENTOR.

Patented J uly 25, 1933 UNITED STATES 'PNAITENTQJOFFICE j WALTER L. RU'rxowsKI. or s'r. LOUIS, MIssoUn 'AssIGNon To B. 0.. (JA COMPANY, or s'r. LOUIS, MIssoURnA CORPORATION or MISSOURI I POURING srourronsiinr ANDLIKE CONTAINERS salt and other substances and has for its object to provide a pouring spout that can be i 5 readily attached to the container from the outside thereof, either. after the container I has been filled with contents through an opening therein or before container has been filled with contents. i

A further object of the invention is to provide eachsidewall of: the spout with a right angular shoulder adjacent one end of the central portion of the spout.

A further object of the invention is to provideone edge of each of the side walls of the spout at each end thereof with a laterally directed flange to limit outward arcuate or swinging movement of the spout when applied to a container.

the invention consists in the novel features of construction, arrangement and combinetion of parts hereinafter more fully described andfinally pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

Referring to the accompanying drawing 1I1 which like characters of reference denote similar parts throughout the several views: Fig. 1 is a fragmentary view of a c0ntainer cover showing the outline of one shape of the filling and pouring opening therefor.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary viewof a container cover showing my spout applied thereto and'in closed position; a

is a view taken on line 13 -3 of Fig. 2:

- Fig. lis a view similar to Fig. 3 showing the spout in open position. i

-Fig.'-5 is planview of the blank from which the spout is formed. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the spout.

-' Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the spout.

Fig. 8 is a plan view showing the initial position of the spout relative to the cover cardboard, laminated paper, sheet metal or A still further object of the invention is 1 r Application filed October 1, 1931.- Serial No. 566,351.

opening when applying the spout to the cover.

Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 8rshowing the spout swung into its second position of applying it to the spout, the dotted lines showing the side walls thereof pressed toward each other.

Fig. 10 shows a modified form of filling and pouring opening in the'cover.

Fig. 11 shows a plan view .of the spout blank adapted to fit the modified form of cover opening;

Referring to the drawing, the reference numeral 1 designates a container made from any other suitable material for containing any substance which can be poured, pref.- erably, although not necessarily dry substances. i

The numeral 2 designates a cover for the container which is made from cardboard, metal or any other'relatively stiff material suitablefor a cover. The cover is provided at a suitable location with an opening 3 which is to be used for filling the container with contents and also as'a pouring or .outlet opening. The opening may be tapered in shape, as shown in Fig. 1, orit maybe a rectangular opening 3"as shown in Fig. 10.

The outer edge of the cover opening is provided with a centrally located tongue 4 which is integral with thecover and directed intothe coveropening, as shown in Figs. 1 and 10. The tongue 4 is of less width than the cover opening, thus providing two corner recesses 5.

The pouring spout is preferably, although not necessarily, made from a blank of sheet metal or other suitable material and has the general outlines, as clearly shown in Fig. 5.

The spout blank shown in Fig. 5', is adapted to be bent on the light lines desig nated 6 which are converging when the spout is-to be fitted to a tapered cover opening 3, as shown in Fig. 1, and is bent on the parallel lines designated 6, as shown in Fig. 11, when the spout is to be fitted to a rectangu lar cover opening, as shown in Fig. 10.

When the spout blank is bent or formed mo into substantially U-shaped formation, the spout comprises a central body or floor portion 7 and two like side wall portions 8.

fest, corresponds in shapeto thecover opening and together with .thefthickness of the side Walls 8 is adapted to close tlie filling and P g opening of the cover henthe in its closed a 3 I j engagement-with the upperft'ace of the cover I5 Each Side lOfthespoutis provided spout is applied to the coverand positlon, asshown 111 F g. 2

with a straight edgeo9 and a; curved edge 10, the latter adapted to engage. the inner end edge of the coveropeningfor. preventing longitudinal displacement of the spout within the" cover-.1 opening as will. be: appar-I ent hereinafter. I r

Each' straightl edge 9 of the sidewalls 8 of the spoutis provided with 4 a pair of stops designated ll and l2. Stops 11 arelocated at the'nppenends of the straight edges 9 of the side walls 8 adjacent the.outer'end edge 13 0f the floorrportion:7,lwhich1 edge 13 is locatedthefthiclniesswof' the cover nia+ terial backzfrom the! straight edge 9 .of the sidewalls 8." This set back edge 13 extends slightly into the side Walls 8'"at the npper rear corners oft'the spout" and are designated 14 in Fi'g; 6;;andijoin with. theuppcr'side edges 15 of-nthe stops-lltoform right-angula:r= "corner shoulders for theE spout which shoulders are 7 adapted. to iengage: the outer end edges of the COVGI'HOPGIHHP; which; edges form thebases of the corner recesses a5=- of the cover 'openingfi andi act as 1 hinge lines for ther cover to swang nponn Thecurved edges of the side: walls-"keep the right angular corner: shoulders of the side Walls: r in contact with the outer recess edges-thereby preventaingtlongitudinal displacement of the: spout Within the opening; both when'thezspoutfis a k v if desired, ior any .reason,-.by merely swlngin; closedrposition and during swinging or hinged movement of the spout duringrout- Ward I. or 1 inward movement thereof relative" to the cover opening.

Tih'estops ll and'i12tof'tl're'side walls 8 are bent outwardly at wright angle'to v the side faces of? the: side walls to limiti the outward swinging movement oft-he spout. Y The unner end pOI'tIOU Of the central ebod y or} floorv r portion 7.: of then-spout extends bealso-serves as anfingeng: .i'p foxvnnparting outward? swinging"v 1n ovemcnt to the spout. The; cover: tongue 4 serves as a stop for llnntingrithe CIOSIDQ. movement": of; the. outer end otthe 'spouti andtogether with the finger grip extension of the (:entral. or 1' floor k1portion of" the 'spoutxprevents the floor'portion of the spout from being forced below the I upper =p] ane of "the cover and lnt oorath rough the cover opening;

3265* i The stops'1land112 ofweach sidewall 8 them resiliency:

for: relievingone of thestops 11 from conare spaced apart to provide a gap between them in order to allow the spout to be applied to thecover opening from the outside The floorIportion 7 of thespout, as is maniand removed from the cover when so desired.

To apply the spout to the cover opening, ittis first po 'tioned above the opening upon the outside'iof ithe cover, as shown in Fig. 8 so that one of the stops 11 will lizwe been passedythrough the cover opening and into adjacent one of the corner recesses and with one of vthe right angular corner edges of one of the side't'valls in Contact with the rear .edgeof the, Corner recess audits other edge in contactwith the outer face of the cover.

The Spout is thenfsnvlmg.into normal position with the 11 of the, othenside wall: 8:.wil1? engage the ver opening: so that the stop to clear. the side edges of the cover opening and then the spout is swung into closedpositioir byupressin '.down onithe innerend of tlieocentralw floor p'ontiona of the' spout. 6 The steps 11 o ide alls havingzonce passed tlu'ougln the coveropening, side pressin'e is released upon the side walls and they readily expand outwardly :to "normalposition due: to

.l The spout having been thus applied from the outside; and closed, itcan be readily opened for pouring purposes by merely liftingqupon the extension grip end of thecentrahor; floorupo rtion of the spout.-

The spout-canbe moved fronrthe cover,

ing the spout to openior pouring. position, their gripping thesidd walls and press ng thorn towardveach other so as to free the through thehoven o'peninggand' finally givingfithespout a partialflturn to either'side n tact with the underfa ce ofthe coverand clearing it of its respective side edge of the cover opening. when,- then, the spout can, be readily lifted from connection with-the cover and'away from the cover opening. 1 I The .many, advantages of the herein. described invention will readily suggest themselves to those skilled in the art to which it appertains.

Fromth'e foregoing description it is evident that a simplewdev-ice for this; purpose has been disclosed, but it is to-be understood thatI do not desire ,to restriet or limitfmyselfto the-veryrdetails on the: construction shown: and described, 'WhlQhwlS- merely illus- 9 'trative, it being obvious that changes,not

than the Width of the'cover opening vto provide a pair of corner recesses communicatmg with the cover, open1ng,a winged spout having a fiat floor and the wings thereof provided with right angular hinge forming cor-' ners at the junction of the wings of the spout with the floor of the spout and one edge of each spout wing having each end thereof provided with a stop disposed at a right angle to the side faces of the wings-"and directed outwardly from the outer face of each side wall, one face of each hinge corner of the spout adapted to engage the end edge of the corner recesses when the spout isclosed and the other face of each hinge corner of the spout adapted to engage the inner edge of'the corner recesses when the spout 1s 1n 1ts closed position.

2. In a container having a closure provided with an opening with a tongue directed thereinto from one end thereof and separated frornthe side edges of the opening by opposed corner recesses, a wingedspout having a fiat floor hinged in said, opening,

the" wings of said spout each having a straight edge disposed in diverged relation to the rear straight edge of the floor of the spout, a pair of stops formed in spaced relation on the diverged edges of the'wings and there being a vertically disposed right angular shoulder-formed 011 each wing adjacent the rear edge of the floor of the spout, one surface of said shoulders serving to engage the end edges of the corner recesses when:

the spout is closed and the other surfaces of said shoulders serving to engage the end edges of the corner recesses when the spout is in its opened position.

WALTER L. R TKowsKi. 

